Fixed header, footer with scrollable content
Solution 1:
Something like this
<html>
<body style="height:100%; width:100%">
<div id="header" style="position:absolute; top:0px; left:0px; height:200px; right:0px;overflow:hidden;">
</div>
<div id="content" style="position:absolute; top:200px; bottom:200px; left:0px; right:0px; overflow:auto;">
</div>
<div id="footer" style="position:absolute; bottom:0px; height:200px; left:0px; right:0px; overflow:hidden;">
</div>
</body>
</html>
Solution 2:
If you're targeting browsers supporting flexible boxes you could do the following.. http://jsfiddle.net/meyertee/AH3pE/
HTML
<div class="container">
<header><h1>Header</h1></header>
<div class="body">Body</div>
<footer><h3>Footer</h3></footer>
</div>
CSS
.container {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
flex-wrap: nowrap;
}
header {
flex-shrink: 0;
}
.body{
flex-grow: 1;
overflow: auto;
min-height: 2em;
}
footer{
flex-shrink: 0;
}
Update:
See "Can I use" for browser support of flexible boxes.
Solution 3:
Approach 1 - flexbox
It works great for both known and unknown height elements. Make sure to set the outer div to height: 100%; and reset the default margin on body. See the browser support tables.
jsFiddle
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
}
.wrapper {
height: 100%;
display: flex;
flex-direction: column;
}
.header, .footer {
background: silver;
}
.content {
flex: 1;
overflow: auto;
background: pink;
}<div class="wrapper">
<div class="header">Header</div>
<div class="content">
<div style="height:1000px;">Content</div>
</div>
<div class="footer">Footer</div>
</div>Approach 2 - CSS table
For both known and unknown height elements. It also works in legacy browsers including IE8.
jsFiddle
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
}
.wrapper {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
display: table;
}
.header, .content, .footer {
display: table-row;
}
.header, .footer {
background: silver;
}
.inner {
display: table-cell;
}
.content .inner {
height: 100%;
position: relative;
background: pink;
}
.scrollable {
position: absolute;
left: 0; right: 0;
top: 0; bottom: 0;
overflow: auto;
}<div class="wrapper">
<div class="header">
<div class="inner">Header</div>
</div>
<div class="content">
<div class="inner">
<div class="scrollable">
<div style="height:1000px;">Content</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="footer">
<div class="inner">Footer</div>
</div>
</div>Approach 3 - calc()
If header and footer are fixed height, you can use CSS calc().
jsFiddle
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
}
.wrapper {
height: 100%;
}
.header, .footer {
height: 50px;
background: silver;
}
.content {
height: calc(100% - 100px);
overflow: auto;
background: pink;
}<div class="wrapper">
<div class="header">Header</div>
<div class="content">
<div style="height:1000px;">Content</div>
</div>
<div class="footer">Footer</div>
</div>Approach 4 - % for all
If the header and footer are known height, and they are also percentage you can just do the simple math making them together of 100% height.
html, body {
height: 100%;
margin: 0;
}
.wrapper {
height: 100%;
}
.header, .footer {
height: 10%;
background: silver;
}
.content {
height: 80%;
overflow: auto;
background: pink;
}<div class="wrapper">
<div class="header">Header</div>
<div class="content">
<div style="height:1000px;">Content</div>
</div>
<div class="footer">Footer</div>
</div>jsFiddle
Solution 4:
Now we've got CSS grid. Welcome to 2019.
/* Required */
body {
margin: 0;
height: 100%;
}
#wrapper {
height: 100vh;
display: grid;
grid-template-rows: 30px 1fr 30px;
}
#content {
overflow-y: scroll;
}
/* Optional */
#wrapper > * {
padding: 5px;
}
#header {
background-color: #ff0000ff;
}
#content {
background-color: #00ff00ff;
}
#footer {
background-color: #0000ffff;
}<body>
<div id="wrapper">
<div id="header">Header Content</div>
<div id="content">
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</div>
<div id="footer">Footer Content</div>
</div>
</body>